Frosty (frozen dairy dessert)
The Frosty is a frozen dairy dessert of the American fast-food restaurant chain Wendy's. The Frosty was among the first five items introduced on the Wendy's menu.<ref name="rd">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Wendy's founder Dave Thomas created the original "light chocolate" Frosty according to a recipe from Fred Kappus by combining chocolate and vanilla flavors, as he thought that a pure chocolate flavor would overwhelm the taste of the restaurant's hamburgers.<ref name=sgl>Template:Cite book</ref> Thomas based the Frosty on the milkshakes he drank in Detroit as a youth, and created the Frosty to be thick enough to require a spoon to eat.<ref name=sgl/> The consistency has been described as between that of a milkshake and soft-serve ice cream.<ref name="rd"/>
Specialty flavors
Over the years, Wendy's has occasionally introduced new Frosty flavor variations.<ref name="rd"/>
In August 2006, a vanilla Frosty flavor was introduced after repeated customer requests.<ref name="wendys">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
For both summer 2022 and summer 2023, the vanilla Frosty was temporarily replaced with a strawberry Frosty.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In November 2022, Wendy's released the new peppermint Frosty for the holidays; this was the third new Frosty flavor released and temporarily replaced the vanilla Frosty.<ref name="cnn2022"/>
In September 2023, a pumpkin spice Frosty was introduced.<ref name="cnn2022" />
For winter 2024, the vanilla Frosty was reintroduced after having been continuously supplanted by other flavors for a two-year period. Wendy's generally swaps out the vanilla Frosty flavor whenever a specialty Frosty flavor is launched, while always keeping the original signature chocolate Frosty flavor available.<ref name="chewboom2024">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
For spring 2024, an orange dreamsicle Frosty was introduced.<ref name="cnn2022">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
For summer 2024, a triple berry Frosty was introduced.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In fall 2024, a "pineapple under the sea" Frosty was released in honor of the 25th anniversary of SpongeBob SquarePants.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was followed by a "salted caramel" frosty in November.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In February 2025, Wendy's launched a new seasonal Frosty flavor named Thin Mints Frosty. It is a collaboration of Wendy's with Girl Scouts.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
On April 15, 2025, Wendy's introduced Frosty Swirls, where customers could choose to add caramel, strawberry, or brownie batter to their vanilla or chocolate Frosty. Less than a month later, on May 12, 2025, Wendy's introduced Frosty Fusions. Fusion flavors included Pop-Tarts Strawberry, Oreo Brownie, and Caramel Crunch. Each of these could top a chocolate or vanilla Frosty, at that point giving customers a total of 14 different Frosty options.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2025/05/12/wendys-frosty-fusions-flavors/83579840007/</ref>
See also
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